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First Bus has opened the UK’s first bus depot to offer consumer electric vehicle charging to the public, at its new purpose-built depot at Summercourt in Cornwall. The Summercourt charging hub is the first-of-its-kind for the bus industry, providing direct…

Irizar UK has supplied a new Irizar Integral i6 coach to Carmarthen-based operator Coracle Coaches in partnership with Mistral Bus & Coach. The 12.9m coach is PSVAR compliant, featuring a Masats semi-automatic wheelchair lift located in the luggage compartment and…

Guernsey bus operator CT Plus is carrying out on-road trials of the next-generation Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV “big small bus”. The pilot is part of efforts by the States of Guernsey and bus operator CT Plus to find a suitable electric…

Go-Ahead’s bus companies have sold a £2 bus ticket to 60 million people in England since the country’s nationwide bus fare cap was introduced by the Government at the beginning of 2023. The Department for Transport’s “Get Around for £2”…

Zero emission bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a new order with Arriva to deliver 87 new buses to London. The order consists of 11 single-deck GB Kite Electroliners and 76 StreetDeck double-deck Electroliners. The buses are due to be delivered…

FirstGroup has signed an agreement to purchase York Pullman Bus Company. York Pullman, which comprises five well-established brands in the provision of bus and coach services, has a strong presence in regional and business-to-business operations in York and the surrounding…

Alexander Dennis has supplied four new Plaxton Panther coaches to Reading Buses to run on new service routes to London Heathrow airport. The coaches are dedicated to the recently-established Flightline 730 and 731 routes – operated by Reading Buses’ subsidiary…

UK engineering specialist Equipmake has doubled its fleet repowering agreement with Big Bus Tours, extending the deal to a fleet of 20 vehicles. This follows on from an initial contract with the world’s largest sightseeing company –announced in September 2023…

First Bus has announced a £750,000 investment in its Rochdale bus depot as it prepares to take responsibility for running Bee Network services in the area from March. The investment in the former Transdev site on Corporation Street will see…

Asset Alliance Group has launched a new bus and coach rental offering, in a move designed to significantly expand its market share in the sector. After providing specialist finance for the bus and coach industry for more than 20 years,…